American Federation of Government Employees
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Under a new collective bargaining agreement, eligible employees at the EPA can telework up to two days a week. But the agency suggested employees could have had a more generous policy if its union had made its own concessions.
August 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractors and contracting officers apparently have some relief from the Section 889 rule that has the federal IT world in an uproar.
August 14, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an AFGE conducted survey of VA members finds nearly 1,000 employees say racism has made their jobs more difficult.
August 12, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 30 years after the passage of the CFO Act, the Government Accountability Office tells Congress it has some work to do.
August 07, 2020 -
Even if it doesn't violate the Hatch Act, politics at the office is a bad idea.
August 06, 2020 -
Employee unions say the Environmental Protection Agency has entered the next phase of its reopening plan without regard to its own metrics and criteria, which show rising coronavirus cases and positivity rates in the Washington, D.C. region. EPA down
August 05, 2020 -
A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit from the American Federation of Government Employees, which challenged a two-year-old advisory opinion from the Office of Special Counsel on the Hatch Act and its implications around impeachment.
August 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Democrats make a significant push to improve whistleblower protection rights for federal employees.
August 05, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management has reorganized a few dozen of its employees into a new human capital data directorate, which the agency said will allow it to better manage information about the federal workforce. But its union said the moves are a part of a back-door effort to advance the administration's merger with the General Services Administration.
August 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new executive order from the White House calls on agencies to examine contractors' use of foreign workers.
August 04, 2020 -
The authors of a recent report offering suggestions on civil service modernization say they attempted to bring interested parties together to facilitate meaningful discussions on the topic. But at least one federal employee group said their effort did the opposite.
July 29, 2020 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told employees it would delay the possibility of furloughs until the end of August. Employees will receive another furlough notice in the coming days reflecting the new potential date, the agency said.
July 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee outlines its roadmap for oversight over the next five years.
July 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the American Federation of Government Employees is making a renewed push in court to score hazard pay for federal employees working on the frontlines of the pandemic.
July 24, 2020 -
The fed family has a major presence in many key election states and in some small to medium sized towns, Uncle Sam is the primary employer.
July 23, 2020